Leading the world to a plastic pollution free future

Algalita envisions a marine environment that is healthy, sustainable and productive for all living creatures, free from plastic pollution. We believe that together, we can combat the crisis through research, education, and action. Do you share our vision?

What we do:

RESEARCH

As the pioneers in the study of plastic pollution, we were the first to spearhead the research methodology for collecting and analyzing microplastic samples from the ocean.

EXPEDITIONS

Starting November 2016, Algalita will embark on an expedition to the Southern Hemisphere to investigate plastic pollution. Click here to join our crew!

EDUCATION

Algalita bridges real-world science with real-time solutions to inspire teachers and students to find their place within the movement to combat plastic pollution in their own schools and communities.

2017 POPS YOUTH SUMMIT

Join us at the Ocean Institute in Dana Point, CA Spring 2017 for the 5th annual POPS International Youth Summit – where students from around the world come together to fight for a clean ocean!

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ABOUT ALGALITA

Since 1999, Algalita has been the leading research organization focused on plastic pollution and its impacts on marine life and ecosystems. Our Founder and Research Director, Captain Charles Moore, was the first to discover the swirling soup of plastic debris in the Pacific’s north eastern gyre - known by many as the Great Pacific Garbage Patch.

Algalita has worked tirelessly to give the ocean a voice through our in-depth research and education programs. Through everything we do, we illustrate how every individual can be part of the solution.

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Posted by Raquelle de Vine on December 9, 2016

S 8.108533, W 89.354167 A busy day at the office today, we vacuumed the bilges, sealed the bilge intake, fixed floor boards, constructed some homemade lures, defrosted the fridge and freezer, refueled the tanks, deployed the manta trawl, fished, sailed (still sailing in fact) and had a delicious beef roast for dinner! It was a […]

Posted by John Koster on December 7, 2016

-5.833483, -88.327933 Greetings to supporters everywhere of plastics-in-the-ocean research! I joined the crew at Galapagos on the evening of 4DEC16. We immediately got underway for Easter Island in order to maintain our schedule and allow Capt. Moore to fly back home in time for Christmas. We have already made a few trawls that captured some […]

Posted by Raquelle de Vine on December 6, 2016

S 3.91585, W 88.629283 Spending time in the Galapagos forced us to take a hiatus from our microplastics sampling, as the entire area is an established Marine Protected Area and UNESCO World Heritage Site. Instead we used the time for re-provisioning, rest and maintenance. When planning for a long journey, waypoints along the route provide […]

Posted by Raquelle de Vine on December 5, 2016

S 1.531217, W 89.568633 Since we last wrote, the crew here have been well and truly on Island Time, the slow paced lifestyle of island dwellers where nothing is a problem and everything will get done. It has been relaxing, and a nice contrast to the constant schedule we must keep while sailing. On Nov […]

Posted by Andrea Carter on November 29, 2016

S 0.842483, W 90.522433 | By Andrea Carter Conservation and Restoration in Algalita and Galapagos After visiting four islands now in the Galapagos and touring through the Darwin Foundation and Interpretive Center on Santa Cruz Island, I am seeing a few parallels between the conservation efforts on the Galapagos and Algalita’s plastic reduction and diversion […]